Patient Matching Criteria

Patient Matching Criteria

Description

The TouchWorks interfaces uses specific criteria in order to complete a patient match. This article explains the necessary requirements and is valid as of TouchWorks v11.1.

In order to match properly, TouchWorks relies on the Last name, First name and two of the following three items: MRN, DOB, SSN. A more detailed description is shown below.

Fields

Last Name

This element is required and TouchWorks uses the first 5 letters of the lastname for matching purposes

First Name

This element is required and TouchWorks uses the first 3 letters of the first name for matching purposes

Medical Record Number

Also known as the MRN, this field is optional, but two of the three optional fields must be present and match

Date of Birth

Also known as DOB, this field is optional, but two of the three optional fields must be present and match

Social Security Number

Also known as SSN, this field is optional, but two of the three optional fields must be present and match